investigative
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Rachel Chitra, an investigative journalist who has published a series of technically detailed articles in India, has promoted this theory.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Weiss came into her CBS job without having done significant investigative or beat reporting, such as covering a legislature, a courthouse, or a battlefield.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Much of this is known only because of the dogged investigative journalism from David A. Fahrenthold, who has spent years following the money around Donald Trump and his orbit for the New York Times.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
Bilton has tried to reassure veterans at the program that he remains committed to the program’s mandate to provide tough, investigative journalism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Lots of small seizures can be nearly as profitable, and require the expenditure of fewer investigative resources, than a few large busts.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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